Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Prosecution begins to present its case
The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse headed toward opening statements on Tuesday after a jury was seated in just a day despite the polarizing nature of the case.
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The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse headed toward opening statements on Tuesday after a jury was seated in just a day despite the polarizing nature of the case.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three men on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, and he killed one of the victims with a bullet to the back, a prosecutor said in opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse's murder trial.
Rittenhouse's lawyers claimed the 17-year-old was acting in self-defense when he killed two people.
Rittenhouse's lawyers say he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed two men and wounded a third at a protest in Kenosha, Wis., last August. Prosecutors say he was acting recklessly.
“Like moths to a flame, tourists from outside our community were drawn to the chaos here in Kenosha,” prosecutor Thomas Binger said during opening statements.